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shrimper

[ shrim-per ]

noun

  1. a shrimp fisherman.
  2. a boat used for shrimping.
  3. Informal. a shrimp.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrimper1

First recorded in 1850–55; shrimp + -er 1
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This call for DOL action has been echoed by U.S. shrimpers and trade groups, including the Southern Shrimp Alliance.

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Palacios, Texas, is a small town with a rich history of Vietnamese American shrimpers on the Gulf Coast.

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Fishing charters and shrimpers are an economic engine, and many residents are working-class people living in modest trailers or retirees in tranquil homes.

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"If it's going to interfere with our daily routine, we cannot maximize our catch," says Captain Charlie Abner, who is a small boat fisherman and shrimper in the Southeast U.S.

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The song is a biography of Captain Tony himself, the late Anthony Tarracino, a shrimper and a gambler and a gunrunner who ran for mayor of Key West and won.

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